Zeke Hoskin
Windsor is a lovely port we're proud to sing about
There's a warehouse full of whisky, though the Yankees do without
And when Customs asks us where we're bound, we ship our oars and shout:
"We're bound for Valparaiso in a rowboat"
Pull your oars! Pull your oars! We're on our way! We're on our way!
With a thousand quarts of whisky bound for Valparaiso Bay
And we haven't no intention for to see the U.S.A.
We're bound for Valparaiso in a rowboat
Some say that for an ocean trip our craft is very small
But we bold Canadian lads don't fear a little Cape Horn squall
And a deep sea schooner's just too big to shoot Niagara Falls
We're bound for Valparaiso in a rowboat
We've sailed for Valparaiso twenty seven times this week
But every time we've gotten to the mouth of Muddy Creek
We've had to jettison our cargo 'cause the oarlock sprung a leak
We're bound for Valparaiso in a rowboat
Now some sing of Vancouver, of St John and Halifax
But those salty water cities, they have nothing Windsor lacks
We've a dory load of whisky and the muscles in our backs
We're bound for Valparaiso in a rowboat